<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-6. - Rabies vaccination and control.</div>
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               (a)<span class="ital"></span>
               
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               <span class="ital">Duties of the owner in case of bite.</span> Every animal which has bitten anyone or which shows symptoms of rabies shall be confined,
               such facts shall immediately be reported to the animal control officer by its owner
               or person having the animal in charge, and there upon shall be securely quarantined
               at the animal control officer's direction for a period of ten days, and shall not
               be released from such quarantine, except by written permission of the animal control
               officer. The biting animal and its records of vaccination and registration shall be
               inspected by the animal control officer who will then observe the following policy:
               
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               (1)
               
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               A properly vaccinated animal may be confined on the owner's premises; provided, however,
               that an animal control officer determines that the owner has an adequate means of
               confinement upon his own premises and the animal is subject to observation by the
               officer at any time during the ten-day period;
               
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               (2)
               
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               An animal not properly vaccinated, belonging to an owner, shall immediately be confined
               in the county animal shelter, or an animal hospital, in which case the expense shall
               be borne by the owner for the ten-day period of confinement. The animal shall not
               be vaccinated during confinement; and
               
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               (3)
               
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               A stray animal shall be immediately confined to the county animal shelter for a ten-day
               period.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Surrender for quarantine required on demand.</span> Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, when any animal has bitten
               a human, it shall be unlawful for the owner of the animal to refuse an investigation
               by the animal control officer. The animal control officer shall have the authority
               to place said animal in supervised quarantine at a place of his choosing. If rabies
               does not develop within ten days, the animal may be reclaimed upon payment of $2.00
               per day for feeding, applicable shelter fees and upon the owner's having the animal
               properly vaccinated.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Rabies diagnosed.</span> If an animal dies while under observation from rabies, then the head of such animal
               shall be submitted to the county health department for shipment to the state laboratory
               of hygiene for diagnosis.
               
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               (d)
               
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               <span class="ital">Killing or release of animal under observation prohibited.</span> It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or release an animal under observation
               for rabies, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal biting
               a human, or to remove such animal from the county without written permission from
               the animal control officer.
               
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               (e)
               
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               <span class="ital">Surrender of dead animal.</span> The carcass of any dead animal exposed to rabies shall be surrendered to the animal
               control officer. The head of such animal shall be submitted to the county health department
               for shipment to the state laboratory of hygiene for diagnosis.
               
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               (f)
               
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               <span class="ital">Failure or refusal prohibited.</span> It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to surrender any animal for
               quarantine or destruction as required herein when demand is made therefore by the
               animal control officer.
               
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               (Ord. No. 165, Â§ 5, 4-7-2008)
               
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